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The current economic situation has caused companies to reinvent themselves, changing the way they act in the market, and has also led them to try to reduce their operational costs. Reducing costs is the simplest decision to make when your goal is to leverage your gains and differentiate your company in the market.

There are various ways to lower your company’s costs, ranging from improving tasks and reducing material waste to the feared large scale layoffs.

These days there are new innovative and efficient ways to reduce costs that guarantee great results for the companies that adopt them. That’s why we’ve selected the 4 best trends when the subject is reducing costs. Check them out!

1. Use cloud computing

Cloud computing is one of the most recent market technologies. Storing your information in a cloud can be integrated with your company’s most varied processes and operations, making your data exchanges faster and significantly more efficient.

Besides a considerable reduction in server and maintenance expenses, this storage technology enables you to centralize repairs – you don’t have to manage various computers and servers spread throughout your organization.

2. Give preference to local suppliers

Importing machines, equipment or materials increases your company’s costs in terms of taxes, fees and transport, among other things. There’s an easy way to avoid all of the expenses related to importing: use suppliers within your own country.

Finding domestic companies that meet your needs is a trend that has become more common due to the high value of the dollar. Buying equipment and materials from Brazilian companies will save your business thousands of reais by the end of the year. That’s the reason why you should search the market thoroughly for suppliers that can meet your demands.

3. Work with lower levels of inventory

One of the fundamental tenets of business administration states that inventory is money that isn’t doing anything – and it means less available cashflow. In addition to this, working with large levels of inventory results in various costs for your company such as the hiring of more workers, the need for a larger physical space, the acquisition of special storage closets and compartments to store your products – as well as the administration of your storage space itself.

Thus, a great way to reduce the costs of managing your business is to work with lower levels of inventory. In doing this, don’t stop trying to be more efficient in your tasks and services, because this allows your inventory to be as small as possible leaving just the amount required for your company’s operation.

4. Training employees

Having a well trained professional team, besides increasing the quality of your products and services, allows you to achieve great reductions in operational costs. This is why training your employees is fundamental for every company that wants to differentiate itself in the market.

It’s important to remember that trained employees can easily resolve everyday problems and are of great help in improving tasks and reducing small losses.

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